Nobody’s Son: All Alex ever wanted was a family of his own
Nonfiction, Family & Relationships, Parenting, Anger, Adoption, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Cathy Glass | ISBN: | 9780008187576 |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers | Publication: | February 23, 2017 |
| Imprint: | HarperElement | Language: | English |
| Author: | Cathy Glass |
| ISBN: | 9780008187576 |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Publication: | February 23, 2017 |
| Imprint: | HarperElement |
| Language: | English |
Born in a prison and removed from his drug-dependent mother, rejection is all that 7-year-old Alex knows. When Cathy is asked to foster little Alex, aged 7, her immediate reaction is: Why can’t he stay with his present carers for the last month? He’s already had many moves since coming into care as a toddler and he’ll only be with her a short while before he goes to live with his permanent adoptive family. But the present carers are expecting a baby and the foster mother isn’t coping, so Alex goes to live with Cathy. He settles easily and is very much looking forward to having a forever family of his own. The introductions and move to his adoptive family go well. But Alex is only with them for a week when problems begin. What happens next is both shocking and upsetting, and calls into question the whole adoption process.
Born in a prison and removed from his drug-dependent mother, rejection is all that 7-year-old Alex knows. When Cathy is asked to foster little Alex, aged 7, her immediate reaction is: Why can’t he stay with his present carers for the last month? He’s already had many moves since coming into care as a toddler and he’ll only be with her a short while before he goes to live with his permanent adoptive family. But the present carers are expecting a baby and the foster mother isn’t coping, so Alex goes to live with Cathy. He settles easily and is very much looking forward to having a forever family of his own. The introductions and move to his adoptive family go well. But Alex is only with them for a week when problems begin. What happens next is both shocking and upsetting, and calls into question the whole adoption process.
